Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [conj] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a very effective direct piece of lobbying and at a time when a lot of people who obviously were n't Green Party supporters behind the campaign . |
| 2 | The Company 's ‘ SoutherN ’ fleet of open top K type buses was now outdated and in urgent need of replacement and at a Board Meeting of the UndergrounD Group , it was decided that SoutherN fleet should be liquidated and in their place , ten more buses of a modern type be added to the bus subsidiary of the Metropolitan Electric Tramways . |
| 3 | Birth parents may relinquish their child for adoption at the time of birth or at a subsequent date , possibly having cared for the child over a period of months or years . |
| 4 | This will be the case if , for example , you are asked to perform the same job at the same rate of pay but at a different office or factory and the move is catered for by a mobility clause in your contract . |
| 5 | Listen to him talking about his moment of conversion when at a certain event he ‘ asked Jesus into his heart ’ . |
| 6 | There is some support for the proposition that such a loan , if made to a person fully capable of repaying the same and , for instance , charged against property in the United Kingdom , gives the taxpayer minimal benefit from the case of O " Leary v McKinlay [ 1991 ] STC 42 where Vinelott J at p51 , dealing with a Schedule E beneficial loan , stated the following : If an employer lends money to an employee free of interest or at a favourable rate of interest and if the employee is free to exploit the money in any manner he chooses his employment can not be said to have been the source of the income derived from the exploitation ; the employer is the source of the money and the taxpayer is assessable to tax under Sch E on the benefit to him of obtaining the loan on the terms on which the loan was made ; but if the loan is repayable on demand that benefit can not be quantified and form the basis of an assessment under Sch E. It is arguable if property is held by a non-resident trust for A for life and B absolutely that if the trustees lend money to A at interest then if A allows the trustees not to pursue him in his capacity as borrower for the interest that no benefit will arise . |
| 7 | A silent handshake across the joined lines , over 1.5 kilometres from base and at a depth of 30 metres , concluded over a decade of searching . |
| 8 | The key aspects of public goods are ( 1 ) that it is technically possible for one person to consume without reducing the amount available for someone else , and ( 2 ) the impossibility of excluding anyone from consumption except at a prohibitive cost . |
| 9 | But his performance in the 1982–3 campaign was phenomenal , for not only was he producing winners in quantity and at a very high strike rate , he was also winning big races : before the Gold Cup , Bregawn had won the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury , Silver Buck the Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase at Haydock Park , Captain John the SGB Handicap Chase at Ascot , Wayward Lad the King George VI Chase and Ashley House the Peter Marsh Handicap Chase at Haydock . |
| 10 | Law centres employ full-time staff , including lawyers , and will handle a client 's case from beginning to end , including representation in court or at a tribunal . |
| 11 | These internal norms are the special property of the community itself , and they are not evident to the outside observer ; therefore , to find out what they are , we must investigate the communities in depth and at a fine-grained level of detail . |
| 12 | Would it be in church or at a registry office Where would the reception take place ? |
| 13 | During the last couple of months we 've talked about every possible aspect and application ; in science , in industry , in commerce and at a home ; both of computers and of microprocessors . |
| 14 | In practice , however , there appeared to be some ambivalence about whether care programming was aimed at people being discharged from hospital or at a wider range of those who use mental health services . |
| 15 | Characteristic ‘ whee-oo ’ call reveals presence of drake even in fog or at a distance ; duck has purring note . |
| 16 | The more usual situation is where payment is ‘ at sight ’ meaning when the paying bank has examined the documents and found them to be in order or at a determinable future date — for example ‘ 90 days sight ’ meaning that payment will be made to the exporter 90 days after the paying bank has examined the documents . |
| 17 | The statutory lettering and ‘ Type J/2 ’ were in white and at a later date the title ‘ SouthmeT ’ was applied to the centre of the side panel . |
| 18 | The computer systems at the Grid Control Centre are supported by standby facilities on site and at a remote location . |
| 19 | Bills of exchange : A bill of exchange is a written order ( similar to a cheque ) addressed and signed by the exporter to the importer , requiring the latter to pay on demand or at a future set date , a sum certain in money in the exporter 's domestic currency or other currency to the order of the exporter or some other party . |
| 20 | Such a debt or liability is deemed valuable consideration whether the bill is payable on demand or at a future time . |
| 21 | ‘ An unconditional order in writing , addressed by one person* to another , signed by the person giving it , requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to , or to the order of , a specified person , or to order ’ . |
| 22 | It is an unconditional order in writing , addressed by one person or company to another , signed by the person or the company to whom it is addressed , to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future date a certain sum of money to , or to the order of , a specified person or company , or to bearer . |
| 23 | Wild animals are used for food but at a level at which they can still reproduce a similar surplus a year later . |
| 24 | Taylor was educated at home and at a private day-school , and as apprentice to his father . |
| 25 | Educated at home and at a school in Kensington , she was presented at court in 1857 . |
| 26 | ‘ Teleworking is the use of modern computer technology to allow people to work at home or at a local telecentre . |
| 27 | Many of the famous capitals , decorated by animals , biblical scenes , demons , etc. , have been removed for safety from the vibration of the bells to an upstairs museum where they can be studied at leisure and at a more accessible height . |
| 28 | As we noted above , taxing interest at source and at a composite rate has positive attractions for personal savers but it is not attractive to commercial depositors who , because of their varying tax positions prefer payment gross . |